Your Childs Place

At approximately 2PM, child #1, an infant, was observed sleeping while strapped into a car seat/stroller.

Two Catch Master insect glue traps were accessible to children in the floor on each side of the door leading to the outdoor play space. The traps were labeled nontoxic, but were also labeled keep out of reach of children due to the adhesive.

The operator stated that during an emergency, communication with parents would be conducted using a social networking app, however, the emergency plan did not include these details.

The facility's letter to parents explaining the emergency procedures did not include the accommodations made for infants and toddlers or details regarding the use of a social networking app for communication with parents.

The sensory room lacked a first aid kit.

Two wires with sharp ends were observed attached to a xylophone in the outdoor play space. The wires previously held mallets, however the mallets were removed exposing the ends of the wires.

Tears, which exposed the inner foam filling, were observed on the seat of a black adult chair in the butterfly room.

Consecutive annual inspections of the fire alarm system were conducted more than 12 months apart; 1/05/24 and 1/07/25. A current inspection report is now on file.

The butterfly and sensory rooms lacked posted plans identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency.

The letter for parents explaining the program's emergency procedures did not include details regarding accommodations that will be made for infants, toddlers, children with chronic medical conditions and children with disabilities.

The backing on a bouncy seat in the caterpillar room was observed to be crumbling and cracked leaving small pieces of the fabric and the inner foam filling accessible.

An empty plastic bag was observed on the playground. A section of foam noodle, approximately 12 inches long, was observed on the floor of the Busy Bee room where a child under 2 years old was observed in care.

The files for staff #1 and #2 contained documentation of completing fire safety training at an interval greater than 12 months. Staff #1 completed the training on 9/29/22 and 10/10/23. Staff #2 completed the training on 10/18/22 and 11/07/23. Both files now contain current training.

The file for child #1 contained child service reports which were shared with the parent at an interval greater than 6 months. The most recent report on file is now current.

One electrical outlet which lacked a protective cover was observed in the Caterpillars room. The outlet was accessible to children 5 years of age or younger.

A blue plastic wading pool with cracked and broken areas and a protruding screw on a Little Tykes car were observed in the outdoor play space.

An empty blue plastic grocery bag was observed in the outdoor play space.

An adult size, round folding table was observed leaning against the wall in the sheltered outdoor play space. The table was unsteady and presented a safety risk.

Based on documentation at the facility, consecutive fire drills were conducted more than 60 days apart; 5/03/22 and 7/11/22 69 days, 7/11/22 and 9/29/22 80 days.

The operator did not provide proof of installation or proof of purchase for the facility's interconnected fire alarm system at the time of the inspection.

Staff #1-#5 did not complete the 1 hour Pennsylvania Health and Safety Update 2022 training by 12/30/22 as required by Announcement C-22-06. Documentation of completion is now on file.

Based on documentation on file, staff #4 does not have current approved pediatric first-aid/CPR training. This is evidenced by the previously documented pediatric first-aid/CPR training expiration date of 1/16/22. The file contained an additional CPR/FA certificate dated 1/06/22, however the training was conducted solely online without an in-person session

A written plan of daily activities was not posted in the sensory room.

The file for child #3 lacked a current service report. The last service report on file was dated 6/30/22. The files for children #1 and #4 contained service reports dated more than 6 months apart. The file for child #2, enrolled since 6/21/21, contained a service report dated 1/19/23, however no previous reports were on file. The service reports for children #1, #2, and #4 are now current.

The file for child #3 contained an emergency contact form and an agreement which were not updated by the parent at least once in a 6 month period. The updates occurred 5/31/22 and 12/17/22. The documents on file are now current.

Staff #5 completed training in pediatric CPR/FA more than 90 days after hire. (SEE LIS CODE SHEET) Current training is now on file

The files for staff #2 and #4 contained documentation of completing the 6 hour Health and Safety Basics training after it's validity date. The trainings were dated 10/02/18 and 9/11/18. Completion of the training for the purpose of meeting the requirements in 3270.31(f). was invalid after 6/30/18

There was a crib in the butterfly room that lacked a label identifying a specific child.

The emergency plan lacked accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities and children with chronic medical conditions.

The file for child # 2 lacked the date of admission of the Child on the agreement form.

The file for child #1 and 3 lacked the phone number of the release person on the emergency contact form.